2017 Aston Martin DB11 News and Reviews

Patron saint of literary cool Joan Didion—who stalked the steamy, smoggy canyons of Los Angeles in a Daytona Yellow 1969 Corvette Stingray—once said, “Rationality, reasonableness bewilder me.” If only Didion were along for this year’s Best Driver’s Car competition. There is nothing rational or reasonable about holding the keys to $1.9 million USD worth of the world’s dreamiest sports cars,…

The first all-new Aston Martin in more than a decade and the launchpad for an all-new lineup, the DB11 carries as much weight on its shoulders as it does on its tires. The 4,194-pound (1,902-kg) luxury coupe is equal parts grand tourer and sports car, but with 600 horsepower and a former Lotus engineer in charge of handling, don’t let…

The 2017 Aston Martin DB11 is the first product to come from the British marque’s Second Century plan, and to see if Aston is on the right path, host Jonny Lieberman takes the wheel in this episode of Ignition. Powered by a twin-turbo 5.2-liter V-12 that makes 600 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque, the DB11 is the latest in…

Every once in a while, a moonshot car comes along and defines the future of a brand. Think about the Porsche 959. What was a limited-run hypercar in the mid 1980s was essentially in production two decades later. The same can be said about the 2003 Bentley Continental. Sure, there were Bentleys built before and after, but that Continental was…

Last summer, Aston Martin dropped its AM-RB 001 hypercar on the automotive world. The automaker promised Formula 1 levels of performance but provided very few details on powertrain. Now, Aston has opened the flood gates on the AM-RB 001’s engine, transmission, and other specs. The Aston Martin AM-RB 001 will be powered by a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 designed and…